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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nabokov learn to read and write before Russian or French?
(a) Swedish.
(b) Dutch.
(c) German.
(d) English.

2. To what is Nabokov's mother quite sensitive?
(a) Insect bites.
(b) Seemingly small events.
(c) Perfume.
(d) Insults.

3. What does Nabokov remember about his father's remarkable writing ability?
(a) He could write sentence after sentence without correction.
(b) He is very poetic.
(c) He has beautiful handwriting.
(d) He could spell any word.

4. What does Nabokov reveal about his mind?
(a) He has depression.
(b) He has a great short-term memory.
(c) He hallucinates.
(d) He always associates sounds with colors.

5. They board the Sud-Express and disembark in what town?
(a) Biarritz.
(b) Marseille.
(c) Nice.
(d) Brest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Nabokov always had difficulty doing?

2. What do both Vladimir's writings on technical matters as well as philosophical have in common?

3. What does this thriving upper-class tourist industry offer?

4. What does Vladimir study at St. Petersburg University?

5. After his father's death, to where does Nabokov's widowed mother move?

(see the answer key)

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